The 1968 Barking Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Barking London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Background
This election was the second local election since the borough was formed in 1964. Thus, incumbent councillors were seeking re-election for the first time. Labour was the only party that ran a full slate of candidates.
Results
Despite the Conservatives winning 13 additional councillors, the Labour Party maintained control electing 32 councillors to the Conservatives 13 and Resident Association 4.[2]
Results by ward
Abbey
Abbey (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | T Woodcock | 1,749 | 53.8 | +18.2 |
| Conservative | E Eden | 1,746 | | N/A |
| Conservative | J Willmott | 1,732 | | N/A |
| Conservative | R Hawken | 1,685 | | N/A |
| Labour | Leonard Henstock | 1,042 | 32.0 | -15.9 |
| Labour | Mary Bredo | 1,038 | | N/A |
| Labour | Stan Sivell | 948 | | N/A |
| Labour | John Ward | 884 | | N/A |
| Liberal | D Wade | 462 | 14.2 | -2.2 |
| Liberal | J Tyrell | 400 | | N/A |
| Liberal | R Litchfield | 361 | | N/A |
| Liberal | B Nicholls | 329 | | N/A |
Turnout | | 35.7 | -1.4 |
Registered electors | 9,275 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Cambell
Cambell (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joseph Butler | 1,465 | 78.1 | -14.1 |
| Labour | Sidney Cole | 1,342 | | N/A |
| Labour | D Jones | 1,330 | | N/A |
| Labour | James Jones | 1,293 | | N/A |
| Conservative | B Fuller | 411 | 21.9 | +14.1 |
| Conservative | J Kelly | 377 | | N/A |
| Conservative | L Ouzmann | 377 | | N/A |
| Conservative | D Tanner | 376 | | N/A |
Turnout | | 21.2 | -2.3 |
Registered electors | 8,775 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chadwell Heath
Chadwell Heath (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Residents | D Grandison | 2,054 | 74.8 | +28.8 |
| Residents | Peggy Miller | 2,041 | | N/A |
| Residents | C Jillings | 2,040 | | N/A |
| Residents | Cyril Ayres | 2,032 | | N/A |
| Labour | E Bradley | 506 | 18.4 | -14.4 |
| Labour | F Rusha | 496 | | N/A |
| Labour | F Goodger | 485 | | N/A |
| Labour | W Webb | 481 | | N/A |
| Communist | D Connor | 185 | 6.7 | +3.8 |
Turnout | | 29.3 | -2.1 |
Registered electors | 9,276 | | |
| Residents hold | Swing | | |
| Residents hold | Swing | | |
| Residents hold | Swing | | |
| Residents hold | Swing | | |
Eastbrook
Eastbrook (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frederick Tibble | 1,166 | 53.2 | -13.9 |
| Labour | Leonard Collins | 1,157 | | N/A |
| Labour | Jack Thomas | 1,122 | | N/A |
| Labour | J Lawrence | 1,082 | | N/A |
| Conservative | R Johnson | 602 | 27.5 | +20.3 |
| Conservative | A Middleton | 569 | | N/A |
| Conservative | A Sabourin | 554 | | N/A |
| Conservative | P Wilkins | 537 | | N/A |
| Liberal | H Cooper | 268 | 12.2 | -9.5 |
| Liberal | Y Dodman | 231 | | N/A |
| Liberal | G Andrews | 224 | | N/A |
| Communist | C King | 156 | 7.1 | +3.1 |
Turnout | | 22.0 | -7.1 |
Registered electors | 9,751 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fanshaw
Fanshaw (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M Warren | 1,221 | 63.4 | -7.0 |
| Labour | Frederick Jones | 1,214 | | N/A |
| Labour | J Fackerell | 1,175 | | N/A |
| Labour | B Walker | 1,174 | | N/A |
| Conservative | J Watts | 408 | 21.2 | -2.5 |
| Communist | K Madden | 296 | 15.4 | +9.7 |
Turnout | | 18.9 | -7.0 |
Registered electors | 9,618 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gascoigne
Gascoigne (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J Engwell | 1,694 | 57.5 | -19.0 |
| Labour | C Godfrey | 1,662 | | N/A |
| Labour | Horace Howie | 1,613 | | N/A |
| Labour | Douglas Waters | 1,562 | | N/A |
| Conservative | R Pool | 665 | 22.6 | +13.2 |
| Conservative | A Gray | 655 | | N/A |
| Conservative | J Barnett | 619 | | N/A |
| Conservative | B Woodcock | 580 | | N/A |
| Liberal | Alan Beadle | 393 | 13.3 | N/A |
| Liberal | P Nicholls | 336 | | N/A |
| Communist | G Wake | 192 | 6.5 | +1.9 |
Turnout | | 28.8 | -0.1 |
Registered electors | 9,763 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heath
Heath (5 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | D Attridge | 1,189 | 49.6 | +35.3 |
| Conservative | A East | 1,139 | | N/A |
| Conservative | E Woods | 1,131 | | N/A |
| Conservative | L Rimington | 1,124 | | N/A |
| Conservative | W Padington | 1,111 | | N/A |
| Labour | Richard Blackburn | 1,051 | 43.8 | -19.9 |
| Labour | William Noyce | 1,013 | | N/A |
| Labour | Matthew Eales | 996 | | N/A |
| Labour | H Powell | 946 | | N/A |
| Labour | J Kendall | 944 | | N/A |
| Communist | Helena Ott | 159 | 6.6 | +3.1 |
Turnout | | 22.5 | -3.1 |
Registered electors | 10,869 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Longbridge
Longbridge (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | V Pool | 2,341 | 64.1 | +19.2 |
| Conservative | C Pool | 2,307 | | N/A |
| Conservative | J Dean | 2,161 | | N/A |
| Conservative | D Barnett | 2,088 | | N/A |
| Labour | F Butler | 1,313 | 35.9 | -19.2 |
| Labour | L Senior | 1,284 | | N/A |
| Labour | Eric Mansell | 1,254 | | N/A |
| Labour | R Godfrey | 1,248 | | N/A |
Turnout | | 33.6 | -5.1 |
Registered electors | 10,671 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Manor
Manor (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Maud Ball | 1,600 | 76.6 | -9.5 |
| Labour | Gilbert Beane | 1,551 | | N/A |
| Labour | Millicent Preston | 1,509 | | N/A |
| Labour | L Blake | 1,505 | | N/A |
| Conservative | A Beasley | 489 | 23.4 | +9.5 |
| Conservative | I Fuller | 401 | | N/A |
| Conservative | J Eden | 399 | | N/A |
| Conservative | F Tisdell | 392 | | N/A |
Turnout | | 22.4 | -0.8 |
Registered electors | 9,231 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
River
River (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Dodd | 856 | 51.7 | -21.9 |
| Labour | D Linehan | 769 | | N/A |
| Labour | E Kitchen | 751 | | N/A |
| Labour | F Spraggins | 730 | | N/A |
| Conservative | T Fitzpatrick | 641 | 38.7 | +31.0 |
| Conservative | J Anker | 633 | | N/A |
| Conservative | M Whiter | 602 | | N/A |
| Conservative | W Whiter | 574 | | N/A |
| Communist | W Pocock | 160 | 9.7 | -6.2 |
Turnout | -6.6 | 18.9 | -6.6 |
Registered electors | 8,556 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Valence
Valence (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Brooker | 1,159 | 51.5 | -33.5 |
| Labour | D Webb | 1,146 | | N/A |
| Labour | S Warr | 1,141 | | N/A |
| Labour | E Hennem | 1,072 | | N/A |
| Conservative | J Harris | 486 | 21.6 | -10.7 |
| Conservative | W Attridge | 444 | | N/A |
| Conservative | A Sabourin | 415 | | N/A |
| Conservative | S Herbert | 377 | | N/A |
| Independent | Harold Larking | 339 | 15.1 | N/A |
| Communist | H Bailey | 267 | 11.9 | +7.8 |
Turnout | | 20.7 | -2.4 |
Registered electors | 9,637 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Village
Village (4 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Vic Rusha | 1,048 | 35.9 | -33.5 |
| Labour | M Spencer | 992 | | N/A |
| Labour | R Coster | 961 | | N/A |
| Labour | Harry Tindell | 948 | | N/A |
| Independent | A Fry | 681 | 23.3 | N/A |
| Conservative | T Edwards | 675 | 23.1 | +7.7 |
| Conservative | J Calver | 640 | | N/A |
| Conservative | J Symes | 597 | | N/A |
| Conservative | C Wilkens | 555 | | N/A |
| Liberal | G Poole | 389 | 13.3 | +0.6 |
| Liberal | T Moody | 268 | | N/A |
| Liberal | R Burlinson | 212 | | N/A |
| Liberal | F Shaw | 186 | | N/A |
| Communist | R Shannon | 129 | 4.4 | +1.9 |
Turnout | | 26.7 | -4.2 |
Registered electors | 9,012 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
By-elections between 1968 and 1971
There were no by-elections.[3][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.